The competition involved participants moving through different courses and firing at a range of stationary and moving targets. Participants receive points based on the accuracy of their shots, which is then divided by the time they took to complete the course to give them their final scored.

Lording said it was her first time at the state titles as she had only been involved in the sport "about a year".

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She said she felt she improved as the competition progressed.

"The start of the day wasn't over great, I made a few mistakes," Lording said.

"Then later in the day it started to go really well."

Lording said despite this, she had not expected to win the competition.

"It was very surprising," she said.

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"I had a big smile on my face. To get a medal at my first big competition and my second competition overall was a little crazy."

Despite her success, Lording said she is eager to develop her skills further before competing at a higher level.

"I think i'd like to do some smaller competitions to improve on my shooting rather than going straight to nationals. But maybe sometime down the track," she said.

Lording does much of her training at Ararat Pistol Club and Stawell Pistol Club and said she is eager to see more women and juniors get involved in the clubs.

Her father, Wayne Lording, is an instructor at both clubs.

People interested in joining can contact Wayne Lording by emailing wayne@lordingestate.com.au or phoning 0419 308 020.

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